Natural History. Stewardship. Sustainability.
Hartley Ecology
- Timeline of Natural History of Hartley Park Take a trip back in time
- Frogs, Toads, Salamanders Find out where you can find frogs in the Park
- Snakes and Turtles Learn which reptiles can be found at Hartley
- Beaver What keeps the beavers in Hartley Park so busy?
- Pond and Stream Life Find more out about our watershed
- Trees, Shrubs and Flowers Learn about the park's diverse landscape
- Birds Identify your favorite birds and see where they live
- Butterfly Garden How to turn your yard into a haven for animals
- Mammals Watch out for "scat" while you're hiking through the woods
- Mushrooms; Naughty and Nice Enough said
- Invasive Species Help us control these alien invaders!
- Phenology What is going on outside right now?
Hartley Park is blessed with a rich natural history that allows us to approach education about our own landscape from a variety of perspectives. While there is a great deal to learn from the present state of the forests and fields surrounding us, we at Hartley Nature Center frequently look to the history of the land, both in its interactions with humans and its independent, longer-term natural processes, to learn more about how and why the landscape acts and reacts the way it does today. It is only with a solid understanding of the natural history of a place that we can begin to interpret what its events and signs are telling us, for it is only though an historical lens that the meaning and scope of these processes can be fully understood in either current or historical contexts.
Hartley Nature Center, 3001 Woodland Ave. Duluth, MN 55803 location map
Phone:
218-724-6735 email: info@hartleynature.org
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